who doesn't have a y-pipe?
09-26-2004, 11:23 PM
#1
who doesn't have a y-pipe?
We have all heard about why everyone who has an aftermarket y-pipe wanted one. My question is who has decided to stay stock and why? And no answers like "No Money" 
09-26-2004, 11:41 PM
#2
What other answer can there be? Best bang for the buck as far as power mods go. Only reason I wouldn't get one is if I wasn't into performance or I was over 70 years old. Even then I'd get it just to mess around with those damn street racer kids.
09-27-2004, 12:11 AM
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i have the money but i just don't want to invest any to make it faster. plus i live in cali and don't want to deal with the smog ***** (although you can by-pass this by a short warming up period). i'm more into the visual aspect. if i want a faster car i would have started off with a different car(i.e. 1st gen eclipse turbo, hon-duh civic hatch and drop a H22a in it, etc.<flame suit on>), or in my case a motorcycle. all my mods are visual. to each his own. of you're thinking performance though, it should be the first thing on your mind.
09-27-2004, 12:21 AM
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Soul Fly doesn't have one. Couldn't get him to bite on a race b4 we split in different directions after a meet. 
lol j/k
I spend $100 in gas a week and change oil every month, so the y-pipe wasn't a "make-or-break" decision.
Although it is such a cheap and easy mod. If you don't have a Y, who cares, just don't expect to catch up.
lol j/k
I spend $100 in gas a week and change oil every month, so the y-pipe wasn't a "make-or-break" decision.
Although it is such a cheap and easy mod. If you don't have a Y, who cares, just don't expect to catch up.
other than that who doesnt want one? These things rock. I plan on getting it when i do my custom catback.
09-27-2004, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by ionblu_max96blk
i dont have a y pipe.. i love the sound mine...at low rpms it has that deep sound untill u tak off in high rpms and it screams
WHAT??????
09-27-2004, 06:25 AM
#9
I didnt have one for such a long time. I've researched and read about it for the last 2 summers and everytime i was ready to order, another "fitment problems", "bees-in-a-can noise", "DEI wrap reduces life of pipe", "Didnt pass emissions w/ypipe", and other like threads. I wanted to make sure before i went ahead and got it.
09-27-2004, 08:06 AM
#15
getting mine, have the money for it, but now paradox has smoked cefiro headlights, dammit!!!!
http://www.paradox-systems.com/Products/smokeda.jpg
http://www.paradox-systems.com/Products/smokeda.jpg
09-27-2004, 09:44 AM
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i was gonna buy one and then buy the cattman headers...then i found out it wont fit wit cattman headers after i install...so now i gotta wait and save and get the headers/ypipe at the same time so i guess i dont have any real reason to rush into **** cus it will be handle by the end of the year...
09-27-2004, 10:38 AM
#20
I wish I would have gotten one sooner. I am averaging +2mpg since I installed it (minus the first week - when I was hammering it everywhere).
I usually get 24-26 depending on how I drive and now I have been getting consistent 28s.
I usually get 24-26 depending on how I drive and now I have been getting consistent 28s.
09-27-2004, 11:20 AM
#22
Originally Posted by f550maranello2
r u serious the gas milage went up? the reason im reluctant to get one is that i dont wanna make my car sound like a rice burner and i dont want to lose all the low end torque that everyone is always saying.
I'll wait right here.
09-27-2004, 11:58 AM
#24
sound like a rice burner? it gave me no noticely different sound. i notied a small differance cuase i always drive the cra and spend 2 hours in it a day but no one would veer know....you can barley hear anything.
i di dnot have one for the longest time cause i did not care about performance. I bought one, and have it now.
i di dnot have one for the longest time cause i did not care about performance. I bought one, and have it now.
09-27-2004, 12:07 PM
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You can loose low end power? 
I ordered mine from Warpspeed, and should get it tomorrow. I've had my 99 for 2-3 months, and always have been planning on getting the Y, but until now haven't. I'm also doing FSB & RSB, and that may be the end of my mods concerning performance/suspension, however I'm thinking whether or not to lower & get rims.
Dan
I ordered mine from Warpspeed, and should get it tomorrow. I've had my 99 for 2-3 months, and always have been planning on getting the Y, but until now haven't. I'm also doing FSB & RSB, and that may be the end of my mods concerning performance/suspension, however I'm thinking whether or not to lower & get rims.
Dan
09-27-2004, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by f550maranello2
r u serious the gas milage went up? the reason im reluctant to get one is that i dont wanna make my car sound like a rice burner and i dont want to lose all the low end torque that everyone is always saying.
09-27-2004, 01:37 PM
#28
I thought I was going to sell my car after my Senior year, so putting money into it didn't seem logical but now that I've decieded to keep it (unless I run by a '98-99 5-Spd for a good deal) I'll get a y-pipe, among other things.
09-27-2004, 02:50 PM
#29
Originally Posted by f550maranello2
r u serious the gas milage went up? the reason im reluctant to get one is that i dont wanna make my car sound like a rice burner and i dont want to lose all the low end torque that everyone is always saying.
My car is ALL original - minus regular replacement parts, i.e. Spark Plugs, Oil Filter, Fuel Filter, etc... The only replacment parts not covered under "regular wear and tear" were the Alternator (under recall) and the EVAP Cannister and Valve.
O2 sensors, knock sensor, everything else is original.
My gas mileage increased by +2mpg (driving normally)
There was a slight growl in the exhaust after installation that is barely audible.
There is a noticable (butt dyno) increase in top end breathability
There is NO ricey sound at all
According to every dyno I have seen (you can check them out on Motorvate) there is no indication of any power loss anywhere in the band. There is a shift in where the "bump" in the band is - but that is about it.
09-27-2004, 03:17 PM
#31
Originally Posted by Wisky97SE
No Money
Actually, its a matter of me rather spending the money on other things. Perhaps one day I'll get around to a Y-pipe, or maybe the Cattman Headers/Y.
Actually, its a matter of me rather spending the money on other things. Perhaps one day I'll get around to a Y-pipe, or maybe the Cattman Headers/Y.
great asnwer,if i had to pay full price again, i woulndt bother with it.
i had one, i didnt like the sound on my GLE, im a fan of quiet things if theyre meant to be quiet, i was aching to get rid of it, so i sold it for 160$ after i obught it for 160$, i felt the grittiness in the gas pedal....then i bought my 5speed max, and beacuse its suposed to be sporty, i bought a cattman for $100 used . so i have one, but its not on yet
09-27-2004, 05:04 PM
#33
ok i live in california and have had to many tickets with mod's done to my truck and other cars. the cops here are hungry and dont like loud cars !!!!! tinted widows.... and anything for that matter that they have a harder time identifing the vehicle.....
09-27-2004, 05:10 PM
#34
Originally Posted by kc10fish
ok i live in california and have had to many tickets with mod's done to my truck and other cars. the cops here are hungry and dont like loud cars !!!!! tinted widows.... and anything for that matter that they have a harder time identifing the vehicle.....
Again, the y pipe is not a catback. There should be no audible noises coming from it...just all hp gains.
09-27-2004, 05:31 PM
#35
yeah its not loud, but my ears are sensitive to change, so i took my pipe off even though nobody else heard the noise, just dindt seem fitting in an automatic for some reason. but i am ready to put it on my newly acquired 5speed
09-27-2004, 07:03 PM
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usually when i do mods, i wait for the stock unit to fail, or break...i've got intake because the stock air filter was dirty, i've got an upgraded clutch and flywheel because the clutch was tired...short shifter was tax money, i've got suspension because my rear shocks were blown...i'm just waiting for holes to rust in my exhaust so i can get it...that way in my mind it's ok. 
09-27-2004, 07:34 PM
#37
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Originally Posted by Nismotic
Again, the y pipe is not a catback. There should be no audible noises coming from it...just all hp gains.
There is (barely) noticeable additional noise at startup and idle from outside the car as well.
09-27-2004, 07:46 PM
#38
Originally Posted by 95_SE_5spd
usually when i do mods, i wait for the stock unit to fail, or break...i've got intake because the stock air filter was dirty, i've got an upgraded clutch and flywheel because the clutch was tired...short shifter was tax money, i've got suspension because my rear shocks were blown...i'm just waiting for holes to rust in my exhaust so i can get it...that way in my mind it's ok.
love the logic, i wish i held off til my stock components died, at least there would be financial justification for modding then
09-27-2004, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mansurxk
love the logic, i wish i held off til my stock components died, at least there would be financial justification for modding then
i do my best to tune my mind to function as beautifully as it does...well, sometimes.
